Atlantic Sun
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| Atlantic Sun Conference | |
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| Established | 1978 |
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| Commissioner | Bill Bibb |
| Members | 11 |
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| Headquarters | Macon, Georgia |
| Website | Atlantic Sun |
The Atlantic Sun Conference was founded on September 19, 1978 as the Trans-America Athletic Conference (TAAC). It received its current name in June 2001
The conference office is currently located in Macon, Georgia. Prior to this, the office was in Athens, Georgia, from 1983 to 1992, and before that, Shreveport, Louisiana.
Bill Bibb is Commissioner, and has been since October of 1991.
In 2005, Georgia State left the conference for the Colonial Athletic Association, Central Florida left for Conference USA, and Troy left for the Sun Belt. The Atlantic Sun replaced them with East Tennessee State from the Southern Conference, and Kennesaw State and North Florida from the Peach Belt Conference (Division II). In 2006, Florida Atlantic departed for the Sun Belt Conference. Florida Gulf Coast University and University of South Carolina Upstate were accepted to the conference, joined for play in 2007-08. In 2008, Gardner-Webb left for the Big South. In 2011, Campbell will also move to the Big South.
Mercer is the only charter member still in the conference.
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[edit] Current Members
[edit] Former Members
- Oklahoma City University 1978-1979
- Texas Pan American 1978-1980
- Louisiana Monroe 1978-1982
- Houston Baptist 1978-1989
- Hardin-Simmons 1978-1990
- Centenary 1978-1999
- Samford 1978-2003
- Northwestern State 1980-1984
- Arkansas-Little Rock 1980-1991
- Georgia Southern 1980-1992
- Georgia State 1984-2005
- Texas San Antonio 1986-1991
- Southeastern Louisiana 1991-1997
- Florida International 1991-1998
- College of Charleston 1992-1997
- Central Florida 1992-2005
- Florida Atlantic 1993-2006
- Jacksonville State 1995-2003
- Troy 1997-2005
- Gardner-Webb 2002-2008
[edit] Atlantic Sun Fight Songs
Belmont Belmont Fight Song
Campbell Campbell Fight Song
East Tennessee State ETSU Fight Song
Florida Gulf Coast Follow the Eagle
Jacksonville JU Dolphin Fight Song
Kennesaw State
Lipscomb
Mercer Hail to Mercer
North Florida
Stetson Stetson Fight Song
South Carolina Upstate
[edit] External Links
| Atlantic Sun Conference Belmont • Campbell • East Tennessee State • Florida Gulf Coast • Jacksonville Kennesaw State • Lipscomb • Mercer • Stetson • North Florida • USC Upstate |
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